Tractor giant John Deere has faced a storm of criticism after the company announced it would lay off hundreds of workers in the Midwest, even though it still operates a manufacturing center in Mexico. The Illinois company, the world’s largest seller of large tractors and other farm equipment, last week notified hundreds of workers in … Read more
Another iconic New York City restaurant is closing its doors. The Neptune Diner in Astoria, Queens served its last plates of eggs and pancakes on Sunday, ending a decades-long run for the business. The current version of the diner opened in the early 1980s, but the building — with its red-tiled roof and stone facade … Read more
Their suggestions were to shock or take revenge or attack their parents. I didn’t expect them to ever come to an altar with me. Both married—and divorced—women from their own socioeconomic circles. One was an “if we’re both single by the time we’re 40” proposal from my best friend when we were in high school. … Read more
Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook Source: Reuters; Apple Apple said Monday that the artificial intelligence models that power Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI system, were pre-trained on processors designed by Google, a sign that major tech companies are looking for alternatives to Nvidia when it comes to training advanced AI. Apple’s choice of Google’s own … Read more
Andrew Left, Founder and CEO of Citron Research Adam Jeffery | CNBC Activist short seller Andrew Left surrendered himself in Los Angeles on Monday to face federal criminal charges of securities fraud, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office there said. Left, 54, is scheduled to appear before Judge Rozella Oliver in U.S. District Court … Read more
Southwest Airlines is making some notable changes to its network. This time around, the Dallas-based carrier is adding four routes to its winter schedule. While the airline billed these flights as “new routes,” none are technically new, as they’ve all been operated in recent years, according to TPG’s analysis of Cirium schedules. Southwest’s added routes … Read more
Microsoft (MSFT) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, as Wall Street continues to look for signs that the massive wave of AI investments by big tech companies is starting to pay off. For the quarter, Microsoft is expected to report earnings of $2.94 per share on revenue of … Read more